William Edmond “Ed” White died March 13, 2017 at The Living Centre in Stevensville, MT.
Ed was born July 18, 1935 in Decatur County, GA. Growing up, he lived in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina. He served four years in the Army and over 20 years in the Navy, stationed in Japan, Diego Garcia, Guam and Australia. His time in the service also included two tours in Vietnam. He spent the remainder of his military career in Southern California. He enjoyed working with his carpentry tools (“making sawdust,” as he put it) and fishing.
Ed is survived by his wife, Lyn Mary Kettler White, and two daughters, Kimberly Jinx White of Sacramento, CA and Kathryn Lyn (Weat Mattis, Jr.) White of Stevensville, MT. He is also survived by his sister, Nadine (Richard) Smith of Ellabelle, GA, and his brothers Donald (Jackie) White of Statesboro, GA, and Paul White, Jr., whereabouts unknown, plus numerous nieces and nephews.
Ed is to be cremated followed by a private memorial, date to be determined.